It's interesting to compare Byrne today the Byrne of that era. He still sings of alienation in an deeply flawed and confusing world, but he's largely left the mad paranoia behind. The music is similar, but there's an optimistic and empowering undercurrent that has no room for Life During Wartime, Listening Wind, or Psycho Killer.
There were even voter registration forms stuck in the playbill at the American Utopia concert I attended!